Imperial Barley Wine
(has 2 batches)
Ridgeway Brewing in South Stoke, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Barley Wine - Barley Regular|
Score
6.55
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As the name suggests, this beer is flavoursome, with perhaps more bitterness than a typical brew of this type. It is dry hopped with English whole hops for extended periods. This gives characteristics that are not immediately significant, but which develop with age and mean that the beer is excellent both fresh and aged. To be enjoyed slowly, savouring the flavours, and drunk from a stemmed glass just as you would with wine.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
15/2/2025. Bottle at the ITFC vintage and rare Saturday share part 2. From Beers of Europe. Pours clear copper amber with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is golden syrup, toffee, biscuit, sweet malts, light flowery and fruity notes. Fairly sweet, mild bitterness. Smooth, medium bodied, soft carbonation. Easy drinking barley wine.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Beers Of Europe
on 15 Feb 2025
at 19:00
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33cl bottle from AbeerVinum, Rimini, Italy. 2022 vintage, bottle no. 2325. Pours orange amber, partially transparent, with Aroma is fruity, of ripe stone fruit, apricot. Body is partially dense, with moderate carbonation. Taste is fairly sweet, though with a more than decent bitterness as well. Final is pretty long.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2024
at 18:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Appearance: Cloudy amber with a small off-white frothy head of medium retention. Aroma: British malt, honey, toffee, floral hop. Taste: Light to medium sweet, medium plus bitterness. Biscuits, dried fruits, toffee, a lot of floral hop. Warming alcohol. Mouth feel: Medium to full body, soft to average carbonation. Overall: Underrated.
Tried
on 28 Oct 2023
at 17:43